Finnish 1 (5 cr)
Code: VVV30-3008
General information
Enrollment
14.03.2022 - 30.09.2022
Timing
26.09.2022 - 30.12.2022
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 35
Teachers
- Tanja Kyykkä
Responsible person
Riikka Partanen
Student groups
-
R54D22S
Objective
Having completed this study unit (Objective skills level is A1.1 - A1.2 (CEFR).)
• You develop basic oral and written communication skills and familiarize with the main aspects of Finnish culture.
• You get basic skills in Finnish for simple communication situations in everyday life.
• You can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details, such as where they live, people they know, and things they have.
• You can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Content
Content
Practicing
- reading comprehension
- writing
- listening comprehension
- speaking
in/with the following contexts and structures:
Alphabet and pronunciation
Basic greetings and phrases
Personal information
Weekdays, numbers, and the clock
Weather, seasons and months
Colors and basic adjectives
Family and appearance
Personal pronouns and basic conjugation of verb types 1-5
Vowel harmony
Basics of gradation
Basic sentence types
Basic cases
Materials
Digital material: Gehring & Heinzmann: Suomen mestari 1 uudistettu (new book)
- no need to buy material - info at first lesson
Teaching methods
Weekly contact lessons.
Assignments in Moodle.
Exam schedules
Written and oral test 28.-29.11.2022 at 8-11
Further information
Content:
reading comprehension
writing
listening comprehension
speaking
in/with following contexts and structures:
Alphabet and pronunciation
Basic greetings and phrases
Personal information
Weekdays, numbers and the clock
Weather, seasons and months
Family and appearance
Housing and living
Personal pronouns and basic conjugation of verb types 1-5
Basic sentence types
Basic cases
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Grade 0
Student
· does not reach the objectives of the study unit or does not complete or pass the compulsory assignments
Grade 1
Student
· knows a few very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself
Grade 2
Student
· recognizes some very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself
· can react to some very basic and clearly expressed questions about personal details such as where he/she lives
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Grade 3
Student
· recognizes some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer some questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows, and things he/she has with assistance
Grade 4
Student
· can understand and use some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer some questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Student
· can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous learning:
graded assignments, in total max 70 points
approved/failed assignments, min 80 % approved
Final exam:
Oral test, 10 points (minimum 5 points to pass)
Written exam, 20 points (minimum 10 points to pass)
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
Grade 0
Student…
· does not reach the objectives of the study unit or does not complete or pass the compulsory assignments
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
Grade 2
Student…
· recognizes some very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself
· can react to some very basic and clearly expressed questions about personal details such as where he/she lives
Grade 1
Student…
· knows few very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
Grade 3
Student…
· recognizes some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer some questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has with assistance
Grade 4
Student…
· can understand and use some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer some questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Student…
· can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.